Re: [Elecraft] Which of these would make the best power supply for the K3(S)?

2015-10-29 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - we're hitting the posting limit for this topic. To avoid overload for other readers, lets wind it down tonight and then close the thread.. 73 Eric List Moderation, Inc. /elecraft.com/ On 10/29/2015 2:25 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On Thu,10/29/2015 2:13 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: The intermitten

Re: [Elecraft] QST Review of KSYN3A synth has erroneous TX phase noise plot

2015-10-21 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
And with that, lets end the thread. 73, Eric Moderator, from time to time.. elecraft.com _..._ > On Oct 21, 2015, at 10:01 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > We also bear some responsibility, since the review was sent to us before > publication. The Elecraft CSI team is still trying to figure out

Re: [Elecraft] New Product Idea - 2 Meter

2015-10-14 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Guys - Thanks for all the new ideas regarding a VHF/UHF radio :-) Let's let the thread and for now in the interest of keeping list volume under control. 73 Eric Moderator etc. /elecraft.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://ma

[Elecraft] test - please ignore

2015-10-13 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Test - Please Ignore. No reply needed. Eric /elecraft.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by

Re: [Elecraft] K3S Macro issue with AGC SLP

2015-10-12 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Hi Jerry, I talked to Howard about this and he wasn't trying to say it was 'programming' in the usual software context. :-) Many of our customers refer to Macro's as 'programming' the radio, and he was just talking in that context :-) His request for an email to K3support (which goes immedia

Re: [Elecraft] ACC jack

2015-10-12 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Hi John, Its OK to daisy chain multiple ACC 'Y' cables. Be sure to check for possible conflicts between your other external devices on the lines they may share. Eric /elecraft.com/ On 10/12/2015 8:40 AM, j...@kk9a.com wrote: I am setting up my newly purchased K3S and I have three devices tha

Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 Forum?

2015-10-12 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
While we appreciate the interest in additional forums, we can not watch them all and only only infrequently read all the ones on Yahoo. If there end up lists for every product we make, it will quickly be impossible for us to participate in all of them. If you have a question on using our produ

Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 Forum?

2015-10-11 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Hi Jim, Drop bran...@elecraft.com an email with your K3/0, Remoterig and remotehams.com questions. He is responsible for supporting these products, and he also happens to be the author of remonthams.com 73, Eric elecraft.com _..._ > On Oct 11, 2015, at 1:16 PM, jlbates4 wrote: > > I was w

Re: [Elecraft] Prolific driver windows 10

2015-10-11 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
We converted from Prolific to FTDI chips on the KUSB many years ago. All current KUSBs (and KXUSBs) sold by us use the FTDI chip set. 73, Eric elecraft.com _..._ > On Oct 9, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Kevin Stover wrote: > > Anything with an FTDI chip set. > >> On 10/9/2015 6:54 PM, Alfredo Velez WP3C

Re: [Elecraft] Unplugging the radio to protect it

2015-10-08 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
This thread and the 'disconnecting equipment' thread were closed earlier this morning. 73, Eric Moderator /elecraft.com/ On 10/8/2015 11:12 AM, Ignacy wrote: I usually disconnect antennas when away but keep the power connected. Last time going for a month-long vacation I disconnected all powe

Re: [Elecraft] Unplugging the radio to protect it

2015-10-08 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - We're exceeding the single topic short term posting limit. Lightning protection in the shack is a recurring topic on the list and can easily be searched for in the Nabble archives at elecraft.com/elist.html Let's close the thread for now in the interest of relieving list email overload.

Re: [Elecraft] OT: VHF radio in Tesla Model S

2015-10-07 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Guys - This thread has been closed. Please no political arguments like this on the reflector. There are many other places on the net for that. :-) 73, Eric Moderator /elecraft.com/ On 10/6/2015 9:13 PM, Scott Manthe wrote: This is quickly becoming unbearable. If you guys want to have a blue st

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 Span will only go up to 100Khz

2015-10-06 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Its up to 200 kHz in tracking mode and 100 kHz in fixed tune. 73, Eric elecraft.com _..._ > On Oct 6, 2015, at 12:15 PM, Cady, Fred wrote: > > Hi Roger, > At some point, I don't remember when, in the development of the > Fixed-Spectrum - Tuned VFO display mode they had to reduce the maximu

Re: [Elecraft] OT: VHF radio in Tesla Model S

2015-10-06 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - Thread closed due to the politically oriented posting below. This is too far OT. As per thread guidelines, please make posts with political comments elsewhere. 73, Eric /elecraft.com/ On 10/6/2015 11:17 AM, jim wrote: And the other side: Our columnist Bret Stephens writes that at the

[Elecraft] TX3X K3/KPA500 DXpedition to Chesterfield Islands on the air

2015-10-06 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
TX3X on the the Chesterfield Islands is rolling along with their K3s and KPA500s. See: www.tx3x.com and http://www.dxsummit.fi/#/?dx_calls=TX3X 73, Eric /elecraft.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/li

Re: [Elecraft] SS30DV feedback

2015-10-02 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
We're hitting the posting limit on this one. Let's wind it down in the next 3-4 posts at most. Then thread closed for now. Eric /elecraft.com/ On 10/2/2015 4:32 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: Doing so reduces any IR drop on power supply wiring by a factor of 2 or 3. Higher voltage - 24 or 40

Re: [Elecraft] SS30DV feedback

2015-10-02 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
The SS30DV has +/- bolt terminals on the rear. The K3S is supplied with a power cable using ring lugs for these bolts on one end, and an APP connector for the K3S on the other. One other note, at the 100W operating level, we do not see any significant voltage drop across the APP conn. 73, E

Re: [Elecraft] K3S Proper Grounding

2015-10-01 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
This thread was closed over 2 hours ago. 73, Eric /elecraft.com/ On 10/1/2015 12:18 PM, ae...@carolinaheli.com wrote: Ouch Please discontinue this thread. I'll keep the rest of what I want to say to myself. __ Elecraft mailing list

Re: [Elecraft] K3S Proper Grounding

2015-10-01 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
We're had a lot of posts on this topic. Ltt's let it rest for now in the interest of relieving list email overload for others. thread closed. 73, Eric /Moderator etc. elecraft.com/ On 10/1/2015 9:58 AM, Jim Brown wrote: On Thu,10/1/2015 8:11 AM, ae...@carolinaheli.com wrote:: Part of my

Re: [Elecraft] No power out and no receive

2015-09-30 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
One correction to Ron's posting: The Sub Rx's KSYN3a (if you have the sub-receiver installed) may have a blinking green status light until the sub is actually turned on for the first time from the K3 front panel. 73, Eric /elecraft.com/ On 9/30/2015 8:03 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: Anything

Re: [Elecraft] Grounding

2015-09-28 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - This is now treading into more personal comments. We're also past the limit for single, slightly off-topic, postings. Thread closed. Please keep it polite and respectful, as if having a pleasant get together with friends in your living room face to face. 73, Eric List Moderator /elecr

Re: [Elecraft] REMOVE ME FROM YOUR EMAIL LIST!!!

2015-09-28 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Hi Rick, I apologize for the confusion on this. The KX3 Yahoo list was set up independently by KX3 enthusiasts and is not one of our official lists. We do not administer it. Your best bet is to send a note to the KX3 Yahoo administrator via the link on the KX3 Yahoo page. 73, Eric /elecra

Re: [Elecraft] Another Elecraft price increase...

2015-09-25 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Guys, This thread has been closed for some time. Further OT and political posts are inappropriate and in violation of list guidelines. Please take those discussions to another forum, or to direct email between individuals. Not here. 73, Eric Moderator, COO etc. elecraft.com _..._ > On Sep 2

Re: [Elecraft] K3 New kio board

2015-09-24 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
The KIO3B price will not be impacted by the price adjustments. 73, Eric /elecraft.com/ On 9/24/2015 4:59 PM, Johnny Siu wrote: I want to know too because they will soon raise their prices. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ Gary 收件人︰ Elecraft 傳送日期︰ 2015年09月24日 (週四) 2:43 PM 主題︰ [Elecraft] K3 Ne

Re: [Elecraft] Price Increase Alert for mid October

2015-09-24 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - this thread was closed earlier today. 73, Eric Moderator /elecraft.com/ On 9/24/2015 12:16 PM, David Gilbert wrote: I think you're grossly underestimating the disruptive cost of a move like that. The loss of product flow (or at the very least the cost of the redundancy involved to a

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Price Increase Alert for mid October

2015-09-24 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - This is drifting way OT and inappropriate for this list. Thread has been closed as per my earlier post. Eric /elecraft.com/ On 9/24/2015 9:25 AM, Ken K6MR wrote: The banks are doing what they are told to do by the Central Bank. Can you say “financial repression”? Ken K6MR ___

Re: [Elecraft] Price Increase Alert for mid October

2015-09-24 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - Let's not drift into personal back and forths here. Thread now closed. Eric Moderator /elecraft.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: m

Re: [Elecraft] K3 New kio board

2015-09-24 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Hi Gary, Before the end of the year, once we have an excess of these three board sets in stock. We do not want to starve regular K3S production. 73, Eric elecraft.com _..._ > On Sep 23, 2015, at 11:43 PM, Gary wrote: > > Anyone heard of a release date for those wishing to upgrade their k3 to

Re: [Elecraft] Price Increase Alert for mid October

2015-09-24 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Actually, wage, facility and development costs are pretty comparable at our location to other states for our business. Our HQ and manufacturing facility (we build all our radios here in CA) is located in a lower cost agricultural area of the state . (Watsonville and the Salinas Valley - Steinbe

[Elecraft] Price Increase Alert for mid October

2015-09-23 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Early Alert for Elecraft list readers: Our costs are going up as our vendors are increasing their prices to us and our labor costs increase. Its been a continual battle to keep costs down as economic activity has increased the last two years. We've been absorbing this, but now we have hit the

Re: [Elecraft] What out for VE7FYC

2015-09-22 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks, we're drifting a little far afield. Lets close the thread at this time. 73, Eric List Moderator /elecraft.com/ On 9/22/2015 2:21 PM, Jim Rogers wrote: I suspect you may be right. It is just my personal policy to check QRZ for address confirmation before completing any transaction with a

Re: [Elecraft] Four Elecraft Digests in one day

2015-09-20 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - Thread closed in the interest of relieving others from list traffic overload. Note that also you can suspend delivery of individual emails in your Elecraft list preferences screen. Then read the list via the nicely set up Nabble web interface at elecraft.com/elist.html 73, Eric Modualt

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Digital Voice Mode - our future?

2015-09-20 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Guys, this thread was closed on Friday. Eric Moderator elecraft.com _..._ > On Sep 19, 2015, at 12:37 AM, Gary wrote: > > Hmmm...i am told often my sending needs improvement, best I ask which foot is > better so I can work on that one. :-) > Gary > > -Original Message- > From: "Jim

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SP3 External Speaker details

2015-09-18 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Hi William, The enclosure was designed as an integral part of the acoustic system to generate a desired SP3 response. Placing additional items inside the case will distort this response. Also, The case is totally filled with speaker 'filler' material to properly acoustic load the driver. This

Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion - 500W Dummy Load

2015-09-18 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
End of thread. We've well surpassed the list posting limit per hr on this one.. 73, Eric Modulator elecraft.com _..._ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Digital Voice Mode - our future?

2015-09-18 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks let's close this thread. Clearly people are not self moderating when posts exceed ten plus in a short period on a topic. Please, take discussions off list when there are an excessive number of postings in a short period as this one. It is not necessary to wait for me to shut down a thread

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 (S/N 82) Power Out Problem....

2015-09-16 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Did you mistakenly turn on demo mode in the menu? Eric elecraft.com _..._ > On Sep 16, 2015, at 5:14 PM, W5RDW wrote: > > Last night, I turned on my K3/KAT500/KPA500 as normal and upon CW key up, all > the Power (W) LEDs lit up across the scale. The Fault LED was not lit. The > VSWR was good.

Re: [Elecraft] Analog vs. Digital Front Ends

2015-09-15 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
I think what everyone is missing here is that Adam has clearly stated that his tests were not designed to be tests to directly compare analog and direct sampling radios, and certainly they were not intended by Adam for direct comparisons to the tests run by the ARRL and Sherwood. They were origi

Re: [Elecraft] K3 to IC-7800 Comparison?

2015-09-15 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Guys - please keep it civil. Eric Moderator etc. /elecraft.com/ On 9/15/2015 6:04 AM, Jim Bolit wrote: Adam, You are digging a deeper hole... JimW6AIM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elec

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft SP3 External Speaker details

2015-09-14 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Yes, the SP3 is made in California, as are all of our radios. 73, Eric /elecraft.com/ On 9/14/2015 9:02 AM, a...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Jerry's (AE4PB) post and others suggest new speaker is actually made in the USA. Is that true?? Mike AC5P __

Re: [Elecraft] OT - phones

2015-09-12 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
gt; > Ted, KN1CBR > >> >> -- >> >> Message: 7 >> Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 18:30:48 -0700 >> From: "Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft" >> To: Elecraft Reflector Reflector >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 vs K3s..."to be or not to be an "s&quo

Re: [Elecraft] K3 vs K3s..."to be or not to be an "s"

2015-09-11 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Let's drop the OT apple iPhone portion of this thread as its drifting a little far afield. 73, Eric moderator etc. (at the ARRL Sw show selling lots of SP3s :-) elecraft.com _..._ > On Sep 11, 2015, at 6:17 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT > wrote: > > Most carriers will provide a "pico-cell" at

Re: [Elecraft] Wire labeling - slightly OT (Ron W3ZV

2015-09-08 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
We're exceeding the OT posting limit on this one. Let's end the thread for now. When an OT thread hits 5-6 posts, please try to limit additional postings as much as possible to avoid the moderator's hook.. ;-) 73, Eric Modulator and /elecraft.com/ On 9/8/2015 1:42 PM, Steve Mollman via Elecr

Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Touchscreens

2015-09-08 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Let's end the thread at this time in the interest of reducing list email,overlaod for others. 73, Eric Mod etc. elecraft.com _..._ > On Sep 7, 2015, at 8:02 PM, Doug Person via Elecraft > wrote: > > Very good Fred. Windows 8 was a disaster for Microsoft. Pretty much > everyone involved w

Re: [Elecraft] Wow, Elecraft charges a lot for shipping!

2015-09-01 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
It was officially closed yesterday.. Eric elecraft.com _..._ > On Sep 1, 2015, at 1:30 AM, Edward R Cole wrote: > > This thread is probably just about over- > > I ship using USPS Priority Mail almost exclusively. > Small box = $5.25* > Medium box = $11.30* > Large box = $15.80* > *If you pay

Re: [Elecraft] Wow, Elecraft charges a lot for shipping!

2015-08-31 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Let's end the thread for now, as it looks like its been pretty much beaten to death. Lots of posts! Time to give the rest of our readers an email overload break ;-) 73, Eric Moderator etc. elecraft.com _..._ > On Aug 31, 2015, at 4:36 PM, Alan wrote: > > I bought a mic mixer on Ebay that a

Re: [Elecraft] Different Reflectors for different models

2015-08-24 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Let's end this thread at this time. We prefer to keep the Elecraft list as our central and official gathering place for info on all of our products. We always post here first when making new announcements, and we also are not able to watch a multitude of different fragmented lists 100%. We do

Re: [Elecraft] normal K3 voltage drop on TX

2015-08-23 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Lets end the thread at this time in the interest of reducing list overload for others. 73, Eric List Moderator, from time to time.. elecraft.com _..._ > On Aug 23, 2015, at 1:41 AM, aj4tf wrote: > > Bob, > Crimped connections are superior to soldered connections in a high > vibration, high

Re: [Elecraft] Shipping Overseas (Was: Re: FS: K3/100, P3, KPA500, more...)

2015-08-21 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - We're exceeding the list posting limit for OT posts. Lets close the thread now in the interest of relieving list email overload for others. Eric List Moderator elecraft.com _..._ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth

Re: [Elecraft] Why K3's are on most DXpeditions

2015-08-21 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
The DXpedition members usually purchase the rigs after the DXpedition. 73, Eric elecraft.com _..._ > On Aug 20, 2015, at 4:58 PM, Richard W. Solomon wrote: > > Free doesn't hurt either !! > > 73, Dick, W1KSZ > > -Original Message- > From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.

[Elecraft] K3S backlog now caught up

2015-08-19 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
We've now caught up with our K3S backlog (whew!) and are now shipping quickly after order receipt. K3S-K (kit) ships 2-5 business days after order. K3S-F (Factory Assembled) ships 3-7 business days after order. Thanks for all the orders and for your support! 73, Eric /elecraft.com/

Re: [Elecraft] P3 TX Mon question

2015-08-13 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Hi Merv, I don't believe this changes the existing P3TXMON operation with non-Elecraft radios. Only if Alan detects that its a K3 when the P3 with P3TXMON is powered up will he actually query the radio to see if its in TX. Otherwise it will act as it does now and use detection of forward pow

Re: [Elecraft] Rig Insurance

2015-08-08 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Let's let the insurance threads rest for noe as we've certainly exceeded the OT posting limit :-) 73, Eric List moderator elecraft.com _..._ > On Aug 8, 2015, at 12:57 AM, Ian White wrote: > > G4GNX wrote: >> >> Although I'm in the UK and slightly different rules may apply > [...] >> You r

Re: [Elecraft] High Speed CW issue with dropped characters/delay QRQ CW

2015-08-06 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
It turns out the delay in this case is due to the particular keyboard in use as it has a sleep mode and wakes up slowly. 73, Eric /elecraft.com/ On 8/6/2015 10:58 AM, ae...@carolinaheli.com wrote: Re: High Speed CW issue with dropped characters/delay at high speeds with K3/P3 (Jerry Moore) S

Re: [Elecraft] I wonder how many folks have had buyers remorse on a K3/K3S purchase?

2015-08-04 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
A little too OT - Let's close the RPN and H/P calc thread for now. 73, Eric /elecraft.com/ /Moderator for life../ On 8/4/2015 11:25 AM, Tony Estep wrote: On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 10:55 AM, Mark Bayern wrote: ... for an RPN calculator on Android there is RealCalc... ___

Re: [Elecraft] I wonder how many folks have had buyers remorse on a K3/K3S purchase?

2015-08-04 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - Let's keep it civil. Its outside of the list guidelines to --personally criticize others posters. (it -is- OK to argue on the merits of a posting politely.) If you have a complaint, please send it to the list manager (me). 73, Eric /elecraft.com/ = On 8/4/2015 6:08 AM, Chester Al

Re: [Elecraft] I wonder how many folks have had buyers remorse on a K3/K3S purchase?

2015-08-04 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - Let's keep it civil. Its outside of the list guidelines to personally criticize others posters. (it -is- OK to argue on the merits of a posting politely.) If you have a complaint, please send it to the list manager (me). 73, Eric /elecraft.com/ On 8/4/2015 6:44 AM, KQ8M wrote: What

Re: [Elecraft] P3 vs SDR-IQ

2015-07-31 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
One minor note: There are three different P3 and PX3 fix mode tuning defaults you can select in the menu for when you tune past the edge of the display: slide, 1/2 screen and full screen jump. I generally prefer the slide mode as it is less jarring and drags the window incrementally in the di

[Elecraft] Hi Res K3S+P3 Studio Picture (1920x1080) available for download

2015-07-31 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
A cool new 1920x1080 high-res studio picture of the K3S with P3 available for download. Its perfect for use on hi-res desktop monitors for wallpaper backgrounds etc. and can be easily resized for others. Its the same picture (but in higher res) as the new K3S picture we have just added to our

Re: [Elecraft] P3 vs SDR-IQ

2015-07-30 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Hi Joe - Do you have signal averaging turned on to reduce the noise floor? If you do, it has to stop averaging when the freq is being changed while tuning, temporarily raising the noise floor slightly. It then re-starts multi-pass averaging once you stop tuning. This is normal for signal averagi

Re: [Elecraft] Lead time

2015-07-30 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
We are now down to 2-3 weeks on new K3S orders. (And shrinking) As we reduce lead time we are seeing an increase inorders, so get yours in soon! ;-) 73, Eric /elecraft.com/ On 7/30/2015 11:09 AM, Richard Vincent wrote: This message is for the good folks at Elecraft. What are your lead times n

Re: [Elecraft] Windows 10 Bug

2015-07-30 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
This is a Windows related bug documented by Texas Instruments on their Rev B versions of the PCM29xx USB Sound CODEC. TI has fixed this issue in PCM29xxC. and later revisions. On the K3S we are using PCM2901E revision (newer than C). It does not have this problem. TI's Application Note about

Re: [Elecraft] P3TX Mon

2015-07-29 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Yes, P3 f/w v1.5 is up on the website at: http://www.elecraft.com/software/P3/elecraft_p3_software.htm As with all of our s/w, it is a download from the site for the P3 and is not included with the P3TXMON kit. 73, Eric /elecraft.com/ On 7/29/2015 4:42 AM, W4CCS wrote: Has the new firmware

[Elecraft] P3TXMON now Shipping; K3S backlog down to 2-3 weeks

2015-07-28 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
We've started shipping the P3TXMON orders this week. Please be patient with us as we received a very large number of orders for these the first week and will be working through that backlog for the next several weeks. Our sales team will be contacting each person as their order comes up for sh

Re: [Elecraft] New K3S

2015-07-27 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Wayne is off in one minor respect - we've shipped well more than a few dozen K3S radios and are well into the hundreds now. :-) 73, Eric /elecraft.com/ On 7/27/2015 2:48 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Joe W2KJ wrote: Howdy Gang: I wonder if anyone has received a new K3S yet?? === Hi Joe, We have

Re: [Elecraft] 200 Hz 5-pole filter

2015-07-25 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Not in most cases, since turning on the attenuator significantly reduces the MDS (sensitivity) of the RX. IMDDR3 is the difference between the input RX sig levels that created the IMD and the MDS of the RX. It may increase IMDDR3 slightly, or even reduce it, depending on which RX stages go into

Re: [Elecraft] Proposed On-topic indication.

2015-07-17 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Thread closed. Folks, I am on the road right now and not able to watch the list every moment. 73, Eric List moderator elecraft.com _..._ > On Jul 17, 2015, at 5:41 PM, John Payne wrote: > > The whole point I was trying to make was that what started as one person > objecting to a post becam

Re: [Elecraft] P3 TX Module

2015-07-15 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Our assembly house here for the P3TXMON boards has had a couple of delays on them, some due to a parts delay and some due to capacity limitations created by our K3S ramp up. We swapped it with several other product deliveries and expect these boards here next week. Eric /elecraft.com/ On 7/15

[Elecraft] Lost your list Password? - Here's how to get it.

2015-07-07 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
If you have misplaced your elecraft list password, or if you never received it, here is how to get it sent to you again. Go to: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft and scroll to the bottom of the page. Enter your email address (the one you used for the list) and click on 'Edit Opt

[Elecraft] Crikey! Please edit replies down to a minimum size and delete extra footers

2015-07-07 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
When replying to emails on the list, please remember to edit down the copied text to the minimum needed to retain context. One or two sentences from the original post are usually sufficient. This keeps the list and archive volume down and makes everything much more readable. *** Don't forget t

[Elecraft] Elecraft email List Official Guidelines 2015 - Updated

2015-07-07 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Elecraft eMail LIST GUIDELINES 2015 For those of you who are new to the list, (and for those of us who have rapidly failing memories) here is a quick list of things to remember when posting to this list. Please save this for future reference. The most important thing to remember is that this

Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Qusestion [Thread CLOSED]

2015-07-07 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
a very interesting and pertinent thread, and I learned a lot from it. Those that aren't interested should learn to use the delete key. :( On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 7:26 AM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft < e...@elecraft.com> wrote: Guys, Time to close this thread in the interest

Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Qusestion [Thread CLOSED]

2015-07-07 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Guys, Time to close this thread in the interest of reducing overload for others due to the huge number of posts. This One is -way- over the normal list limit. Also, there was a huge amount of over-copying of prior text in this thread. As per our list guidelines, please delete -all- prior list f

Re: [Elecraft] Firmware update

2015-07-06 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Are you using K3 Utility to load the firmware from our site? Eric elecraft.com _..._ > On Jul 5, 2015, at 6:23 AM, Alfredo Velez WP3C via Elecraft > wrote: > > HI > > I can’t download the last firmware in the page, does anyone knows if the web > is offline? > > Alfredo Velez WP3C/NP4DX >

Re: [Elecraft] KIO3B

2015-06-24 Thread Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft
Later this year. We are maxed getting K3S radios out the door and also need to focus on parts for those radios first as we ramp up. Eric elecraft.com --- Sent from my iPhone 5S > On Jun 24, 2015, at 8:14 PM, John Reilly wrote: > > Any idea when the KIO3B will be available for non-K3s'? > - 7

Re: [Elecraft] K3S - have initial shipments begun?

2015-06-23 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
The K3S is just beginning to ship starting today and tomorrow. It will be slow for the first week and will then accelerate as we get them rolling in production. We had a very large number of K3S orders on the first several days, so we'll be shipping those for at the next 2-3 weeks. We will up

Re: [Elecraft] K3 KXV3B install problems

2015-06-18 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
We've now double checked this, and we have confirmed that the KXV3 pin length has -not- changed between the KXV3A and the KXV3B. It is not necessary to trim the pins during installation. Its always been a tight fit, but not too difficult, to install this board set as an upgrade. We checked with

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 and KX3 tuning noise

2015-06-16 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Of course, I meant KX3. :-) Eric /elecraft.com/ On 6/16/2015 12:07 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: The RX noise floor in the K3 is not likely changing in this case. If you are using signal averaging on the PX3, the average resets each time you change frequency. As a result the noise

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 and KX3 tuning noise

2015-06-16 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
The RX noise floor in the K3 is not likely changing in this case. If you are using signal averaging on the PX3, the average resets each time you change frequency. As a result the noise floor will be non-averaged during continuous tuning and appear higher. Once you stop it will average over the n

Re: [Elecraft] K3S shipping

2015-06-15 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Absolutely. It looks like the K3S will start flowing this week. (-Fs first, followed by kits a week to ten days later.) As soon as that is confirmed, we'll update the status page and post here. 73, Eric /elecraft.com/ On 6/15/2015 10:01 AM, Wes (N7WS) wrote: Will the website shipping status b

Re: [Elecraft] Dayton Orders

2015-05-27 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Lisa just corrected me - They have everything entered and confirmed except the P3TXMON orders. Those are going in next and will take at least through this weekend or early next week. We had a ton of those too. Eric elecraft.com On 5/27/2015 5:03 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: Lisa

Re: [Elecraft] Dayton Orders

2015-05-27 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Lisa and her team just caught up with entering everything from Dayton today. Whew! Contact her at sa...@elecraft.com if you placed an order at Dayton and have not yet received an email order confirmation. Eric /elecraft.com/ On 5/27/2015 3:30 PM, Ian wrote: Got mine today. 73, Ian N8IK --

Re: [Elecraft] Serial Number Check for Elecraft gear

2015-05-19 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
This thread was closed yesterday. 73, Eric List moderator, I think! elecraft.com _..._ > On May 19, 2015, at 5:42 AM, Charlie T, K3ICH wrote: > > I remember growing up in Forestville Maryland in the 50's & 60's. Just about > everybody left their doors open in the summer, or at least unlocked

Re: [Elecraft] Rear Panel mic connection

2015-05-19 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
The manufacturer is mistaken. We will contact them to correct this misconception. Eric elecraft.com _..._ > On May 19, 2015, at 2:21 AM, Frank via Elecraft > wrote: > > I recall Eric mentioning an advantage to connecting the headset boom mic to > the rear panel headphone and mic connectors

Re: [Elecraft] The Cost of Amateur Radios

2015-04-10 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Looks like this one has now been beaten into submission.. Interesting comments, but let's let this thread rest for now in order to relieve other list readers from email overload. :-) Thread closed. 73, Eric List modulator etc. elecraft.com In a message dated 4/10/2015 3:06:34 P.M. US Mount

Re: [Elecraft] Question K3 ALC w/SPE Expert 1.3K-FA amp

2015-04-03 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - Let's not get into an argument over amp gain. We're currently restricted by FCC rules (thought I hope that eventually goes away..) Let's let the thread rest for now in the interest of limiting list traffic overload for others. 73 and have a great weekend! Eric elecraft.com On 4/3/2

Re: [Elecraft] Question K3 ALC w/SPE Expert 1.3K-FA amp

2015-04-03 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
FCC rules specifically prohibit an easily removed or bypassed input pad for exceeding the 15 dB gain limit. Eric elecraft.com On 4/2/2015 10:30 PM, Igor Sokolov wrote: Joe, As I was told, they ship it with the pad at the input to meet FCC requirement of max 15db gain. But the pad can be easi

Re: [Elecraft] Fw: Fw: Don't have a 50W dummy load

2015-03-26 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Hi bob - Your post was far from stupid. On this reflector we welcome all questions of this type. Please feel free to post as ask as needed. You will certainly get a lot of responses, some closer to the mark than others. At least one will be exactly what you are looking for. We certainly have a

Re: [Elecraft] K3 AM Performance

2015-03-23 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Looks like we are drifting far OT and afield of the original poster's intent. Let's close the OT part of this thread and get it back to optimization of the K3's AM freq response. Also, keep snide pro/com AM comments off of this list, as that is outside of the guidelines. 73, Eric List Modera

Re: [Elecraft] KSYN3A newest firmware : VCO:MD menu entry still there and delivers error

2015-03-22 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
The new KSYN3a does not need the synth cal step. As noted in the manual, that only applies to the older synthesizer. 73, Eric elecraft.com _..._ > On Mar 22, 2015, at 7:39 AM, Klaus Dittrich wrote: > > K3 SN 8887 > > MCU 5.14 / DSP 2.83 / FPF 1.19, 2/26/2015 > Latest Production Release >

Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 Mini KEY jack not working?

2015-03-22 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Hi Gerry, Brandon will be in contact with you first thing Monday to get this worked out. 73, Eric elecraft.com _..._ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

Re: [Elecraft] TS-990 (Don Wilhelm)

2015-03-12 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Guys - I have now closed this thread twice. We are way past the threshold for too many posts on a single topic. Thread closed - really! 73, Eric List moderator elecraft.com On 3/11/2015 8:05 AM, Doug Ellmore wrote: Don, Isn't that the nice thing about Amateur Radio, *different strokes for di

Re: [Elecraft] Subject: Computers In The Shack [THREAD CLOSED]

2015-03-11 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
And just in case my prior message, just sent a minute ago, is missed, this is a copy with the 'thread closure' in the subject line. Eric List Moderator elecraft.com On 3/11/2015 6:31 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: Let's close this thread at this time. We've exce

Re: [Elecraft] Subject: Computers In The Shack

2015-03-11 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Let's close this thread at this time. We've exceed the max number of single topic posts in a short period. I would have closed it earlier, but I actually had to do some productive work here at Elecraft HQ this afternoon.. It is also just a renamed version of the prior thread I closed earlier th

Re: [Elecraft] TS-990

2015-03-10 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Ok - We are now well past the posted closing time for this thread, due to the large number of postings. Thread is now closed. 73, Eric List moderator elecraft.com _..._ > On Mar 10, 2015, at 4:17 PM, Kevin Stover wrote: > > You can't see Internet spots or balance your checkbook or read the

Re: [Elecraft] TS-990

2015-03-10 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Interesting topic, but due to the large number of posts, and in the interest of keeping list volume reasonable for all, let's end this thread today by 2000z. ( 1 PM PDT). Also, please delete as much copied text from prior posts when replying to a thread. 1-2 sentences is more than enough to re

Re: [Elecraft] K-1 4-band Availability/Status?

2015-03-06 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
The very tight temperature coefficient trim caps that are needed for the 4 band board became unavailable. 73, Eric elecraft.com On 3/6/2015 3:46 PM, Ross Primrose wrote: Looking at the parts list, I can't imagine which part is no longer available 73, Ross N4RP On 3/6/2015 4:37 PM, Phil W

Re: [Elecraft] Order status query goes unanswered

2015-03-06 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Hi Stewart, Lisa (sa...@elecraft.com) sent you a reply in response to your original email inquiry. She also just sent you another email on this shortly after you posted the email below. Have you received her latest reply? Our replies frequently get caught inadvertently in customer spam filter

Re: [Elecraft] Order status query goes unanswered

2015-03-06 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Thread closed. In the future, if you have problem like this, please immediately give us a call. We'll certainly help you right out. I wasn't aware the automated reply said to email sales3 - While we do read that daily, we'll see if we can correct that to sa...@elecraft.com Lastly, Guys - it

Re: [Elecraft] Order status query goes unanswered

2015-03-03 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Hi Wes, Its working great. sal...@elecraft.com is our automated web sales order confirmation send address. If you reply to that message, we will eventually see it, but the reply from may take up to the following day to occur, depending on when you send the email and what our incoming order lo

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